Mexico suspends poultry imports from Brazil after bird flu case
The aim is to protect the national poultry industryMexico said on Saturday it is suspending imports of poultry products from Brazil after the South American country confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, reported Reuters.
"With the aim of protecting the national poultry industry, Mexico is temporarily suspending the import of chicken meat, fertile eggs, live birds, and other poultry products from Brazil as a precaution," Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said in a statement.